The Maryland General Assembly on Monday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the amount in controversy that entitles litigants to a jury trial from more than $15,000 to more than $25,000. If ratified by Maryland voters, the amendment would ...

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The Maryland Senate on Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the amount in controversy that entitles litigants to a jury trial from more than $15,000 to more than $30,000. With the Senate’s 43-4 vote, attention shifts to the ...

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The Maryland Senate gave its preliminary approval Friday to a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the amount in controversy that entitles litigants to a jury trial from more than $15,000 to more than $30,000. The Senate could vote as early ...

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